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- Question
Samuel Gompers was a leading proponent of what industrial issue?
Options- A. the formation of trusts
- B. the formation of labor unions
- C. the crushing of labor unions
- D. vertical integration
- Correct Answer
- the formation of labor unions
ExplanationSamuel Gompers was a leading proponent of workers' rights. He was the first president of the American Federation of Labor, an organization that represented skilled workers from many different industries. Gompers advocated using collective bargaining or negotiations and strikes to gain greater rights for workers.
- 1. The wealthiest citizens of ancient rome were
Options- A. patricians
- B. laborers
- C. farmers
- D. plebeians Discuss
- 2. The first Progressives felt called to action by
Options- A. Unsafe food processing
- B. Dangerous working conditions
- C. Crowded tenements
- D. All of the above Discuss
- 3. How did the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 help farmers?
Options- A. It took government payments to railroads and gave them to farmers.
- B. It gave farmers shares in the largest railroad companies.
- C. It prevented railroads from charging farmers more than other customers.
- D. It forced railroads to build lines to the largest farming areas. Discuss
- 4. What are two rights in the declaration of Independence?
Options- A. Liberty
- B. Life
- C. Pursuit of happiness
- D. All the above Discuss
- 5. Which of the following statements about Australian football is TRUE?
Options- A. Goals are scored by kicking the ball through goal posts.
- B. Each team has a number of set plays for both offense and defense.
- C. Constant movement of the ball is similar to baseball.
- D. The players tend to wear a large amount of padding. Discuss
- 6. Who claimed Brazil for Portugal?
Options- A. Vasco da Gama
- B. Ferdinand Magellan
- C. Pedro Cabral
- D. None of the above Discuss
- 7. What was the goal of the temperance movement?
Options- A. No alcohol
- B. No tobacco
- C. Both A & B
- D. None of the above Discuss
- 8. The agricultural revolution led to the need for organized
Options- A. greenhouse gas reform
- B. government
- C. pest control
- D. technological reform Discuss
- 9. What came after the Edwardian era? Discuss
- 10. What was true about the progressive movement?
Options- A. Women left traditional roles to become active in reform during the Progressive Movement.
- B. Members were essentially rural
- C. progressives held no issues in common with populist movement
- D. All of the above Discuss
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Correct Answer: patricians
Correct Answer: All of the above
Explanation:
The Progressive Movement:
Today, you hear the term ''progressive'' discussed a lot in politics, but progressivism is not a new concept. It was first used to describe policies and interventions of the late 19th to early 20th century, by reformers who felt the need for societal changes.
The first Progressives felt called to action in response to the conditions of poverty, inequality, and corruption that were pervasive during the 19th century.
Correct Answer: It prevented railroads from charging farmers more than other customers.
Explanation:
In 1887 Congress passed the Interstate Commerce Act, making the railroads the first industry subject to Federal regulation. Congress passed the law largely in response to public demand that railroad operations be regulated.
Railroads discriminated in the prices they charged to passengers and shippers in different localities by providing rebates to large shippers or buyers. These practices were especially harmful to American farmers, who lacked the shipment volume necessary to obtain more favorable rates.
Correct Answer: All the above
Explanation:
The rights in the declaration of Independence are :
1. Life
2. Liberty
3. Pursuit of happiness.
Correct Answer: Goals are scored by kicking the ball through goal posts.
Correct Answer: Pedro Cabral
Explanation:
In April 1500, Brazil was claimed by Portugal on the arrival of the Portuguese fleet commanded by Pedro Alvares Cabral.
Correct Answer: No alcohol
Explanation:
The temperance movement of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries was an exception in many ways: "Temperance" refers to the moderate consumption of alcoholic beverages.
However, in the context of the temperance movement, the term usually indicated complete abstinence, which means drinking no alcohol at all. The goal of the temperance movement in the United States was to make the production and sale of alcohol illegal. Supporters believed that prohibiting alcohol would solve a number of society's problems, making people safer, healthier, and more productive.
Correct Answer: government
Correct Answer: The Edwardian era (1901-1914) is the last period in British history to be named after the monarch who reigned over it Although Edward VII reigned from 1901 to 1910 to be succeeded by George V, the Edwardian period is generally considered to have ended at the outbreak of the First World War in 1914
Correct Answer: Women left traditional roles to become active in reform during the Progressive Movement.
Explanation:
The Progressive Era took place in the US from the 1890s to the1920s. The movement was an effort to reform the government andeliminate the corruption within it. Social activists also wanted toreform the educational system, the insurance industry, thechurches, and many other things they felt were out of control, andnot working in the best interests of the citizens.
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